The Mexican Drug War
The Mexican Drug War South of the United States across the border in Mexico there is a current drug war. According to Solomon Moore of The New York Times, the United States has helped the Mexican governments with over $1.5 billion dollars (1). The Mexican government is battling their drug cartels and the cartels are battling one another. The illegal drug market has never been so unsettled. There are small elite killing squads now operating on both sides of the Mexican-American border. Law enforcement authorities say that the traffickers that are distributing the cartels’ marijuana, cocaine, heroin, methamphetamines and other drugs are responsible for an incredible number of killings and brutal assaults. Officials on both sides of the border have agreed that the United States is the source for most of the guns used in the violent drug cartel war in Mexico. The violence occurring in the United States cannot even compare to what is happening in Mexico. The cartels in Mexico have been thriving for years and have grown to an industry. According to Randal Archibold of The New York Times, violence has greatly increased in the last 6 to 12 months, especially in the area of home invasions (2). Law enforcement officials have reported even seeing these vicious men put guns to a baby’s mouth. The police have become severely overwhelmed by the intense amount of fire power that is in the hands of drug traffickers. They have armed themselves with assault rifles and even grenades. The Mexican cartels have been around for a long time and are growing. They have become known for being distributors of marijuana. According to Randal Archibold of The New York Times, they have now taken over cocaine distribution from Colombian cartels. The Colombians have formed alliances with the Mexican cartels to move cocaine. It is still largely produced in South America and then goes through Mexico and into the United States (5). The Mexicans have also recently been taking over a lot of the